On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org> wrote:
[...] "Its not related to the list,"
it is related to the list in the sense of embracing epithets and culling the useless. you've provided this reasoning in measured fashion and various tone repeatedly; believe me when i say i understand exactly what you are concerned about and why you consider this unreasonable. let me be equally clear: cryptography, privacy, and anonymity discussions under any name and forum are appropriate. to censor the medium or message out of fear of misunderstanding is akin to never exercising rights and liberties for fear they may cause scrutiny and disapproval. if this is you: so concerned about unwanted attention, that you'll always consent to a search of your person without resistance, that you'll always hand over keys to your system or provide access to your devices and equipment upon mere request, perhaps when crossing borders, just so you avoid "trouble". if this is you: what the fuck are you doing on a cypherpunks list? cypherpunks write code, especially privacy and anonymity code, which is a much more contentious endeavor than what you are cowed by. this is an impasse, where we agree to disagree. P.S. if you do operate from a truly backward and hostile domain where such a keyword alone is grounds for harassment then you're likely already sub'd via remailers and proxies and multi-hops oh my...